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RBH
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« on: October 05, 2006, 09:53:58 PM »
Chuck Robb, 1988, 71%
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RBH
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« Reply #1 on: October 06, 2006, 06:50:44 PM »
Quote from: nclib on October 06, 2006, 03:47:18 PM
Quote from: DWPerry on October 06, 2006, 01:53:28 AM
But, Robb didn't defeat an incumbent, he won an Open Seat.

Actually, the original thread question didn't specify running against an incumbent.

Anyway, why did Robb do so well in '88? I know he was a former Governor but also was the Republican candidate really weak?

Yeah, and the GOP didn't really think that Robb could be defeated. Even if they had that seat from 83 to 89.

Maurice Dawkins (the opponent for Robb) was a 67 year old black minister.

And Robb won every city and county in Virginia too.
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